# Bhalukona Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Bhalukona

Bhalukona is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **481 people in 118 households**, the 153rd largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 481people (2011)
- 118households
- 70.3%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Bhalukona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhalukona is 493558.** Bhalukona falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatRajadih
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code445928

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bhalukona from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)125 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)21 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bhalukona?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalukona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Toshgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhalukona known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 73% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bhalukona

Of every 100 households in Bhalukona in 2011, 77 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhalukona · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****86%**

**63%

Television ****10%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bhalukona?

■ Bhalukona · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**953

Working population ****31.0%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 56.0% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 83 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (8%) · **■** Other work 15 (10%) · **■** Marginal 39 (26%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Saraipali

- Kakenchuwa518 people
- Mauhadeepa514 people
- Banjhapali484 people
- Manpali484 people
- Maldamal481 people
- Damodarha479 people
- Pudagarh477 people
- Murmuri471 people

[All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhalukona?493558
- How far is Bhalukona from Mahasamund?125 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalukona?481 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalukona in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalukona?70.3% (Census 2011)